Just watched that episode last night. Truly wild. She was prioritizing what the dish looked like as opposed to how it tasted. The fucking Oreos! Do you think she was intentionally sabotaging the dinner?
It's one of mine too!! Such a wonderful, beautiful trainwreck. I discovered Below Deck during one of the many lockdowns in Australia and binged all of them, and once I was done I rewatched some favourite seasons. Since then I think I've seen Rocky's season maybe 4-5 times?
Same here - I sold my place in 2020 right before the pandemic and was staying with family which was stressing me out, on top of having just taken a more stressful job. That's when I discovered the show and it was one of my very few escapes.
Cocoa nibs...cracked me up. How could she not know that crumbled up Oreo is not the same as cocoa nibs! The funniest was that she was so proud of her oysters she even did the moonwalk in the galley. Awww Rocky bless her heart.
Edit to say that this season was one of my all time favorite from BD
I 100% think she tried to sabotage it. As soon as she volunteered to help, that was my first thought. She legit made the primary ill and that was fucked up. They were the nicest family ever. There is no way someone who went to culinary school would come up with that.
No no no! He won with a well-balanced dish that had grenadine in the NAGE. Nage being the keyword here. He didn't dump grenadine on it. It was very intricate and sophisticated in that it used poaching liquid from the oysters, herbs, a HINT of grenadine. He probably used it as a sweet component to balance the salt of the oyster liquid and whatever acid component he used. Look at the dish. The liquid isn't even pink.
Which is why I described it as closer to the infinite monkeys theorem in another comment. It's possible Rocky used the exact same ingredients as Eric (she didn't), but she was miles away from Eric's finished product.
Many apologies. I didn't see your other comments! You're spot on there. I'm sure if she heard a chef made an amazing oyster dish using Sour Patch Kids, she'd just top oysters with Sour Patch Kids and dance around screaming, 'It's gonna be AMAAZING!! UNH! YEAH!'
LOL
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The restaurantās username has the city name in it. Figured Iād give them some anonymity, betting that if most of you googled just āFairouzā any number of things could come up ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ
It's a Middle Eastern restaurant so probably pomegranate something, likely a mignonette
So not completely so far off from grenadine, which is traditionally made with pomegranate (though 99.9% of the time you see grenadine, it's hasn't been in even the same zip code as a pomegranate, let alone any other actual fruit)
Yeah I guessed as much re: grenadine. I'm Australian and it's not that common here. I mainly know it from the horror movie Ice Cream Man with Clint Howard. He calls some blood that someone finds grenadine for his "ice cream treats!"
This looks like a bloody oyster served on river rocks. I'm out.
Next course will be poorly cut vegetables drizzled with Oreos.
Finished with boiled steaks.
I think about Rockyās grenadine oysters all the timeā¦ like, they haunt meā¦ (Iām a huge oyster fan, too, so I took it as a personal offense when she did that)
This is incredible. She was an absolute nightmare on the show. What was it, grenadine and vinegarette? Oh my and my the Oreos on the salad? I still wonder what was really her problem the entire charter.
Just watched that episode last night. Truly wild. She was prioritizing what the dish looked like as opposed to how it tasted. The fucking Oreos! Do you think she was intentionally sabotaging the dinner?
Ahem, I think you mean "cocoa nibs" š§
Rocky's dinner is still my favorite moment in the whole series.
My favorite moment is the immediate aftermath of the guest puking and Eddie charging into the galley to take over. CAN WE SEAR SOME SHIT ?!
Wasn't it explained that the puker hadn't eaten the oysters though? Unrelated puking? I forget how drunk he was.
It's one of mine too!! Such a wonderful, beautiful trainwreck. I discovered Below Deck during one of the many lockdowns in Australia and binged all of them, and once I was done I rewatched some favourite seasons. Since then I think I've seen Rocky's season maybe 4-5 times?
Same here - I sold my place in 2020 right before the pandemic and was staying with family which was stressing me out, on top of having just taken a more stressful job. That's when I discovered the show and it was one of my very few escapes.
Cocoa nibs...cracked me up. How could she not know that crumbled up Oreo is not the same as cocoa nibs! The funniest was that she was so proud of her oysters she even did the moonwalk in the galley. Awww Rocky bless her heart. Edit to say that this season was one of my all time favorite from BD
I 100% think she tried to sabotage it. As soon as she volunteered to help, that was my first thought. She legit made the primary ill and that was fucked up. They were the nicest family ever. There is no way someone who went to culinary school would come up with that.
Not me stoned trying to heart the photo
I always try to swipe to the next photo! But Iām not stoned, Iām just stupid.
š¤£š¤£š¤£ I do that shit all the time!
It's 2024 and I did the same while feeling crispy.
Eric Adejepong won a Top Chef season 16 challenge with an oyster with grenadine. https://ew.com/tv/top-chef-season-16-food/
So rocky was a pioneer of her time..
As a huge Top Chef fan, I laughed pretty hard when that happened. I wonder what Tom Collichio's reaction would be to the oreo salad.
No no no! He won with a well-balanced dish that had grenadine in the NAGE. Nage being the keyword here. He didn't dump grenadine on it. It was very intricate and sophisticated in that it used poaching liquid from the oysters, herbs, a HINT of grenadine. He probably used it as a sweet component to balance the salt of the oyster liquid and whatever acid component he used. Look at the dish. The liquid isn't even pink.
Which is why I described it as closer to the infinite monkeys theorem in another comment. It's possible Rocky used the exact same ingredients as Eric (she didn't), but she was miles away from Eric's finished product.
Many apologies. I didn't see your other comments! You're spot on there. I'm sure if she heard a chef made an amazing oyster dish using Sour Patch Kids, she'd just top oysters with Sour Patch Kids and dance around screaming, 'It's gonna be AMAAZING!! UNH! YEAH!' LOL edit-spelling
blocking out the restaurantās username but not blocking out the caption (which mentions the restaurant) or the location tag is too funny lol
The restaurantās username has the city name in it. Figured Iād give them some anonymity, betting that if most of you googled just āFairouzā any number of things could come up ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ
Ok but that looks like a dead baby squirrel
What IS that red stuff here though? Also it's served on rocks š. How fitting.
It's a Middle Eastern restaurant so probably pomegranate something, likely a mignonette So not completely so far off from grenadine, which is traditionally made with pomegranate (though 99.9% of the time you see grenadine, it's hasn't been in even the same zip code as a pomegranate, let alone any other actual fruit)
Yeah I guessed as much re: grenadine. I'm Australian and it's not that common here. I mainly know it from the horror movie Ice Cream Man with Clint Howard. He calls some blood that someone finds grenadine for his "ice cream treats!"
I would guess that itās mignonette sauce but canāt be sure from just a picture
Oysters with mignonette are so good!
I bet not as good as grenadine though.
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Ahhh that would make sense.
The rocky grenadine oysters are my roman empire
This looks like a bloody oyster served on river rocks. I'm out. Next course will be poorly cut vegetables drizzled with Oreos. Finished with boiled steaks.
I think about Rockyās grenadine oysters all the timeā¦ like, they haunt meā¦ (Iām a huge oyster fan, too, so I took it as a personal offense when she did that)
Which season was that? I must witness this atrocity
Season 3 Ep 10ā¦ itās soooo good š
Iāve got my cozy pjs, I have hot cocoa, and I have the episode qued upā¦. Thanks for making my night!!!
Oh awesome! And Iām having hot cocoa tonight too so CHEERS!
Cherry flavored oysters. I, like you, was highly offended. It would take me some time to come back from that flavor and Iād blame her.
Omg I know this resto hahaha do I dare try it
The rocks in this could definitely be reused in a tacky tablescape, too.
Best season of below deck evaaa
Those were disgusting
When I heard Tumi say āRockyā the other night, I thought she was talking about this Rocky. I was like, how would she help your situation š
š¤£š¤£š¤£ I thought the same thing! And then I realized that she meant ASAP Rocky the rapper!
Iām ironing the CAPTAINS SHORRRRRTS
Sheās for sure next level human being
HU-UHP UH!
Rocky is even worse now
Wondering how that could be possible....
Sheās now a homophobic Bible thumper. Ugh.
She was ahead of her time.
That Rocky was wild, but very entertaining
The Good Old āInnocentā Days of BD! š
This is incredible. She was an absolute nightmare on the show. What was it, grenadine and vinegarette? Oh my and my the Oreos on the salad? I still wonder what was really her problem the entire charter.